sylvite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]After the surname of Dutch scientist Franciscus Sylvius + -ite.
Noun
[edit]sylvite (countable and uncountable, plural sylvites)
- (mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles.
Translations
[edit]saline evaporite
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sylvite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “sylvite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.